Jules Bianchi is undergoing surgery for a “severe head injury”, F1’s governing body has announced.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the French driver’s father has told the L’Equipe sports daily that his son is in a “critical” condition at the Mie hospital near Suzuka.<\/p>\n
The same media reports said the “emergency surgery” was being done because 25-year-old Bianchi suffered cerebral hematoma.<\/p>\n
After the surgery, “he will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored,” the FIA statement said.<\/p>\n
France’s Le Figaro claimed Bianchi arrived at the hospital by ambulance already in a coma but “without the need for respiratory support”.<\/p>\n
Video replays of Bianchi’s crash were ordered not to be shown or released by F1 race director Charlie Whiting.<\/p>\n
Adrian Sutil, however, was visibly shaken up after the accident, in which Bianchi lost control of his car at high speed and went underneath a recovery vehicle that was removing the crashed Sauber.<\/p>\n
“It was almost a carbon copy of my crash,” said Sutil.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport claims that in the impact, the entire left side of Bianchi’s Marussia was destroyed, including the crash structure and roll-bar.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never seen such a badly damaged car,” said one eyewitness who was at the scene.<\/p>\n
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